I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
A wordsearch based on the French vocabulary for types of fruit.
18 fruits are featured and all answers are in French allowing the students to translate the fruits after they have finished the wordsearch.
Wordsearches allow students to build their reading skills by using skimming and scanning techniques. This resource is ideal to use as a starter task or an extention task.
This wordsearch includes 23 words designed to expand your learners' vocabulary.
The wordsearch includes space for the learner to write a definition of each word. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.
Questions for revision or to assess learning.
10 questions - The learners add the commas to the sentence.
5 questions - The learners correct the mistakes.
Easy to read wordsearch includes a table so the learners can provide a definition for the words they find in the grid.
Perfect for GCSE English Language revision or Functional Skills Level 2.
An ideal task for group work or paired work, this resource includes a list of the EU countries and the students match the flag to the country.
This is excellent for engaging students who are also into football or athletics as they recognise the flags and feel comfortable with the task. This is also perfect for inspiring a discussion about the EU. It can also be used as a starter activity.
A wordsearch featuring Shakespeare's histories. Ideal as a starter or general activity.
11 plays are included:
Henry IV Part I
Henry IV Part II
Henry V
Henry VI Part I
Henry VI Part II
Henry VI Part III
Henry VIII
King John
Pericles
Richard II
Richard III.
A PowerPoint with accompanying worksheet on book genres. Students are asked to complete a variety of activities including the final written task.
This is a whole lesson which includes a class discussion and group work.
25 imagination inspiring photos for creative writing. Can be used as prompts for story writing or for group discussions/ planning exercises. Ideal for GCSE English and FS Level 2.
This is a dyslexia friendly Power Point with green slides.
The learners are guided through the process of creating an excellent newspaper report on a recent sports day.
The lesson lasts 1- 2 hours. It includes an activity for groups, (a three minute word bomb) planning activities with a mind map and key tips on what the examiners are looking for.
Attention is paid to purpose and audience and the learners are encouraged to use language features in their work.
Interesting and engaging starter activity based on four pictures leading to one word for the learners to guess.
These 8 slides with varying difficulty levels make a starter activity to get your learners thinking. The learners should recognise the format of the game where letters are provided to fill the answer boxes.
This is suitable for GCSE English learners and Functional Skills Level 2.
It takes about 20 minutes to complete although learners could go on to make their own slides.
Answers are provided on the final slide.
A whole lesson on writing essays using PEA including a starter activity and research using the internet. 21 slides.
The starter activity involves putting the number 10 at one side of the classroom and 0 at the other side of the classroom and the classroom needs to be cleared on one side to allow the learners change to decide where they stand on the scale of 0-10.
Learners are encouraged to write extensive paragraphs. The learners are guided through the process of writing an essay.
This lesson is ideal for GCSE English Language and learners who are just starting to write essays.
This resource consists of a front cover, a worksheet and an answer sheet.
Ideal for engaging learners with new language and spoken language for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills English.
The worksheet involves the learners completing a table of 21 new words, providing definitions and deciding if each word is formal or informal. This resource can then lead on to an informal writing task. The learners are asked if they would use each word online, with friends or in a formal environment and this resource promotes lots of discussion. It could be used as preparation for a speaking and listening activity on neologisms.
The new words included could allow for a discussion on internet safety.
A booklet that explores some of the weird and wonderful hoaxes of the Internet. Fake websites range from the endangered tree octopus to an online pregnancy scanner. Learners are asked to evaluate the sites and decide why things on the page may not be as they seem.
At the end of the resource the learners are asked to look at some less controversial conspiracy theories such as time travel and life on Mars.
This is a light-hearted and fun lesson designed to remind learners not to believe everything they see on the internet.
A ten question crossword of language features with examples as the clues.
Ideal to use as a starter activity or an extension task.
This crossword can be used for GCSE English, old and new exam or Functional Skills Level 2.